Rifleman

Arthur Frederick Crowhurst

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Samuel George and Catherine Crowhurst, of 24, Eden St., Newmarket, Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“The funeral of the late Private Arthur Frederick Livingstone Crowhurst, a member of Earl of Liverpool's Own Regiment, who contracted illness at Trentham and died of cerebro-spinal meningitis in the Wellington Public Hospital on August 8, took place yesterday afternoon. Over 100 members of No. 1 Company, Auckland. Army Service Corps, under Captain G. R. Hutchison and Lieutenant S. Mellows, a firing party from the 3rd, Auckland, Regiment, under Lieutenant H. P. Caughey, the No. 1 Garrison Artillery Band, and the Newmarket branch of the National Reserve, under Captain A. E. Eagleton, took part in the ceremony. Captain W. H. Feldon, brigade major, Auckland Infantry Brigade, and Mr. J. McColl, Mayor of Newmarket, were present. The funeral left the home of the late soldier, No. 4. Roxburgh Street, Newmarket, the band playing " The Dead March" in Saul. At one point the children from the Newmarket school stood bare-headed as the funeral passed on its way to St. Mark's Cemetery, Remuera. A brief service was conducted at St. Mark's Church by the Rev. W. Beatty, and this was followed by an impressive graveside service. Private Crowhurst was the eighth son of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Crowhurst, and was 20 years of age.” [New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15995, 13 August 1915, Page 7]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
24/99
Name:
Arthur Frederick Crowhurst
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
20 May 1895
Place of Birth:
Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
S G Crowhurst (father), 4 Roxburgh Street, Newmarket, Auckland
Religion:
Anglican
Date of Enlistment:
28 May 1915
Locality on Enlistment: 
4 Roxburgh Street, Newmarket
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Driver
Employer:
Hutchinson Brothers, Kyhber Pass, Newmarket
Unit:
New Zealand Training Unit

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
08 August 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Spec. Memorial.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Arthur Frederick Crowhurst
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